My primitive bear
Contributors to this thread:Bears
From: wvfarrier
30-Jul-21
I just got him back from the taxidermist. I am very happy with how it turned out. He weighed a smidge over 250#. He sure made good eatin'!
Oh, used an osage selfbow, hard maple shaft and an obsidian point. 16 yard shot and less than 50 yard recovery.
From: hdaman
30-Jul-21
Congrats! And a nice looking mount, too!
From: Treeline
30-Jul-21
Awesomeness!
From: Old Reb
30-Jul-21
Great accomplishment!
From: Altitude Sickness
30-Jul-21
Very nice
From: t-roy
30-Jul-21
Very nice. Even more impressive to do it with the extreme primitive gear. I’m assuming you fashioned your gear, yourself? Any pics of it?
From: Supernaut
30-Jul-21
Congrats, great accomplishment and a handsome mount!
From: Inshart
30-Jul-21
Nice; yes, any pics of your gear?
From: Basinboy
30-Jul-21
Congrats! Show us what gear you used
From: JohnMC
30-Jul-21
That is awesome! Did you you start a thread when you killed him with maybe a video? It seems like there was a thread a while back about someone bear hunting with stone heads. If that was you add a link to that thread too.
From: Bou'bound
30-Jul-21
Great looking mount
From: TGbow
30-Jul-21
Awsome!
From: Paul@thefort
30-Jul-21
Ok I see the hat. What is the other object under the bear? Oh! nicely done with the stick.
From: wvfarrier
31-Jul-21
Paul thats one of my toddlers learning books. I used it to keep the mount level. It kept falling forward onto the muzzle.
From: wvfarrier
31-Jul-21
This is the same shaft I used. A Forresters Hard Maple, I stained it with a homemade mixture to give it the two tone appearance.
From: WV Mountaineer
31-Jul-21
I like it.
From: JL
31-Jul-21
Very impressive accomplishment!!
From: TooMany BowsBob
31-Jul-21
Now that's "doing it the hard way". Cograts.
TMBB
From: t-roy
31-Jul-21
Very nice! Keep the pics coming!
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
31-Jul-21
Very nice and super impressive! If I was crafty I’d give it a shot. Until then, I’ll buy my arrows I suppose :( lol
From: BRIBOWl
31-Jul-21
Kool story thanks for shareing.
From: Jeff Holchin
31-Jul-21
Well done!
From: Dale06
31-Jul-21
That’s as primitive as one can get. Congrats on a great accomplishment!
From: duvall
31-Jul-21
A fellow lefty!!! I'm impressed that you cut a shelf in that bow and it held together. Tried that on my latest Osage selfbow and it blew on the practice range. Great job on the bear. I'm going for the same feat but targeting a deer not a bear
From: wvfarrier
31-Jul-21
duvall.....that is the only one i ever got to work. And I had help from a professional ;-)
From: drycreek
31-Jul-21
That backing from a copperhead ? Congrats on your primitive bear BTW !
From: BigOk
31-Jul-21
Congrats! Very impressive!! Great looking bow!!!!
From: wvfarrier
31-Jul-21
Yes, the skins came from Cipriano Rivera when I was still on FB (few years ago). He always had the best quality skins
